Bifidum and Malaise - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Malaise is reported as a side effect among people who take Bifidum (bifidobacteria), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Pantoprazole, and have Immunodeficiency common variable.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Malaise when taking Bifidum. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,135 people who have side effects when taking Bifidum from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bifidum?

Bifidum has active ingredients of bifidobacteria. eHealthMe is studying from 1,141 Bifidum users. Check the latest studies of Bifidum.

What is Malaise?

Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness) is found to be associated with 3,519 drugs and 5,119 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Malaise.



On Jul, 13, 2026

1,135 people reported to have side effects when taking Bifidum.
Among them, 40 people (3.52%) have Malaise.

Could Bifidum cause Malaise?

Among these 40 people:

How long have people been on Bifidum when they have Malaise? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Malaise when taking Bifidum? *

  • female: 80.56 %
  • male: 19.44 %

What is the age of people who have Malaise when taking Bifidum? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 3.7 %
  • 20-29: 3.7 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 3.7 %
  • 50-59: 51.85 %
  • 60+: 37.04 %

What are other drugs people take besides Bifidum? *

  1. Vitamin D3: 12 people, 30.00%
  2. Pantoprazole: 12 people, 30.00%
  3. Acetaminophen: 10 people, 25.00%
  4. Prednisone: 8 people, 20.00%
  5. Sucralfate: 7 people, 17.50%
  6. Calcium: 7 people, 17.50%
  7. Famotidine: 7 people, 17.50%
  8. Benadryl: 6 people, 15.00%
  9. Epipen: 6 people, 15.00%
  10. Montelukast Sodium: 6 people, 15.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Malaise? *

  1. Fever: 15 people, 37.50%
  2. Diarrhea: 14 people, 35.00%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 14 people, 35.00%
  4. Infection: 12 people, 30.00%
  5. Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 12 people, 30.00%
  6. Pneumonia: 12 people, 30.00%
  7. Weakness: 11 people, 27.50%
  8. Nausea And Vomiting: 11 people, 27.50%
  9. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11 people, 27.50%
  10. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 10 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 11 people, 27.50%
  2. Asthma: 6 people, 15.00%
  3. Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome: 5 people, 12.50%
  4. Headache (pain in head): 3 people, 7.50%
  5. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 7.50%
  6. Toothaches (tooth pain): 3 people, 7.50%
  7. Aplastic Anemia: 3 people, 7.50%
  8. Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 3 people, 7.50%
  9. Cystic Fibrosis (disease of the secretary glands): 2 people, 5.00%
  10. Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 2 people, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on bifidobacteria (the active ingredients of Bifidum) and Bifidum (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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